CareerPlan

Staff System Tests & Diagnostics Engineer

US - AustinFull-time2026-10-07 → 2026-11-10

Core

Develop specialized silicon validation and diagnostics tools to expose hardware failures, characterize silicon behavior, and improve platform observability for next-generation AI SoCs.

Role type

Staff System Tests & Diagnostics Engineer (Hardware/Software)

Builds

Reusable diagnostic software, stress-testing utilities, and validation frameworks for AI hardware platforms.

Domain

AI Hardware, Silicon Validation, System Diagnostics

Required skills

Python, C/C++, Linux systems programming, hardware diagnostics development, server platform architecture, debugging hardware/software interactions, firmware validation, SoC validation, automation scripting, fault isolation

Preferred skills

Arm-based server platforms, AI accelerators, Silent Data Corruption (SDC) testing, hardware stress testing, power transient analysis, hardware fault injection, BMC firmware, RAS technologies, silicon bring-up, performance characterization

Technologies

Python, C/C++, Linux, PCIe, DDR/HBM, BMC, Arm, PCIe, Firmware, OS, Drivers

Responsibilities

Develop specialized diagnostics and stress-testing software for CPU, memory, interconnect, and PCIe components. Build reusable validation utilities integrating into existing frameworks. Design configurable diagnostic applications supporting multiple silicon revisions. Develop automation for server and rack-scale validation environments. Debug low-level hardware, firmware, OS, and driver interactions. Analyze diagnostic output to improve fault isolation methodologies.

Seniority

Staff, hands-on IC with strategic impact